Using Facebook Group as a Blended Learning Medium in Teaching Cross-Cultural Understanding in Islamic Higher Education
| Main Author: | Tarihoran, Naf’an |
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| Format: | Article PeerReviewed Book |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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RESEARCH SYNERGY FOUNDATION & FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITAS TERBUKA INDONESIA
, 2020
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http://repository.uinbanten.ac.id/5231/1/187-896-1-PB.pdf http://repository.uinbanten.ac.id/5231/ http://journals.rsfpress.com/index.php/ijrse/article/view/187/pdf |
Daftar Isi:
- This study aimed to investigate how social media, in this case, a Facebook group as Blended learning incorporated in teaching at Islamic Higher Education in Indonesia. Sixty-five EFL students participated in this study. The content of cross-cultural and responses in this closed group was analyzed to identify the patterns of interaction, and their responses to e-journaling through a Facebook group. The findings revealed that the students responded positively to this activity and promote the student's sense of the uniqueness of his own culture as a positive value and enables the students to accept the uniqueness of the other cultures. The power of sharing and learning from other students encourages understanding and appreciation of other cultures